Display-cabinet.



No. 879,782. PATBNTED FEB. 18, 1908. F. D. MAGUOLO. DISPLAY CABINET.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY e, 1907.

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PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

F. D. MAGUOLO.

DISPLAY CABINET.

4APPLIMTION FILED MAY 1907.

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UNITED ASTATES PATENT oFFrcE..

FERDINAND D. MAGUOLO, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSURI.:

DISPLAY-CABINET.

specification containing a full, clear, and eX-' act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof. l

My invention relatesA to a display cabinet, my object being to construct a simple, compact cabinet to be utilized for displaying goods, and which cabinet is provided with a lrotary frame 4carrying a series of circular shelves which receive the goods to bedisplayed.

To the above pur oses, my invention consists in certain novel)features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure l is a vertical section taken through the center of a display cabinet of my improved construction; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken approximately on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetail section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the segments which form the circular shelves of the cabinet; Fig. 6 is a plan view of a bearing at the upper end of the rotary frame.

In the construction of the display cabinet, 1 designates a rectangular frame of wood, or metal, the sides, rear wall, and top of which are provided with sections 2, of heavy plate glass; and the front beingvprovided with a pair of hinged doors 3, which open outwardly in order that access may be had to the interior of the cabinet.

The bottom 4 of the cabinet is solid and supported on blocks 5 a suitable distance above the floor or counter.

The body of the rotating member of the cabinetv is constructed of a vertically disposed panel 6, on the opposite sides of which is arranged a pair of vertically disposed panels 7, thus forming a cross frame which is arranged to rotate upon the ball bearing 8 fixed in the center of the bottom 4; and the Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 6. 1907. Serial No. 371.986.

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l upper end of this cross frame is pivotall passes through the end of ar bracket 10 secured to the frame 1, and which pin or screw also passes through a plate 11 fixed on tovof the panels 7.

hepanels 6 and 7 are provided in their faces, at suitable distances apart, with the horizontally disposed grooves 12, in which are arranged the rear edges of segmental shelves 13, and the edges of which shelves which project beyond the edges of the panels 6 and 7 are provided with -grooves 14; andeach adjacent or coinciding. air of grooves 14 receive a filler block, or e ,f15, which prevents the outer edges of an adjacent pair of the segments 13 from warpingor varying in elevation. Thus a series of circular shelves are formed on the frame, comprising the panels 6 and 7, and the edge o f each shelf 1s provided with a rim 16, in the form of a sheet metal hoop, which issecured to the outer edges- -of the segment 13 in .any suitable manner, and which rim projects upwardly a short distance above theV top surface of the shelf to prevent articles placed on telfshelf for display from .dropping off said s e A display cabinet of my improved construction is very compact, conveniently holds a large number of articles, and all of the articles placed on the shelves ofthe rotary member within the cabinet are readily discernible through the sides and top thereof, which are almost wholly composed of sections of plate glass, or like transparent material.

When the doors' are open, the rotary member of the cabinet, comprising the panels 6 and 7 and shelves carried thereby, can be easily shifted inv either. direction to bring any prarticular article to the front of the cabinet,

om whence it can be removed.

The cabinets may be made in various sizes and forms to suit the different varieties of goods to be displayed.

A display cabinet, comprising a frame, having transparent sides .and top, transparent doors forming one of the sides of the frame,

a vertically dis osed cross frame arranged for rotation witlIi the first mentioned frame, in the side faces of the members of which cross frame are formed grooves, a series of supported upon a' pin or screw 9, Whic 55 p2` i p 879,782'

sets of segmental panels arran ed in said( -In testimony whereof, Ihave'signed my grobves to form circular she ves which anels project beyond 'the edges oft e memsubscribin Witnesses. 4; A

Een of the cross frame, and the meeting edges ERDINAND D. -MAGUOLO.

5 of-the projecting portions of said panels Witnesses:

` ing grooved,. and filler blocks located in M. P. SMITH,

the grzooves formed said panels. E. L. WALLACE.

name to this specication, in presence oftwo 

